HOW TO #1: Feeding

This is the essence of vampirism. We. Drink. Blood. So for those of you browsing the bookstores for Vampirism for Vegans, the book just doesn’t exist (although someone is working on it).

Today, there are more feeding options than there have been in eras past, tailored to fit the various personalities, beliefs, and ethics of the modern vampire. We will cover just a few of them.

The most widely recognized method for a vampire to feed is through a single live host. The vampire will pierce the host’s skin with his or her fangs, and usually drink from one of two¹ major arteries close to the skin’s surface. This is either the external carotid artery, in the neck, or the radial artery, at either the wrist or the elbow. Depending on the size of the host and the amount of blood consumed, feeding on a single host may kill them or leave them alive but severely depleted.

(1) There is a third access point for blood on the male anatomy, but decorum prevents us from describing it.